Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Best wishes to all competitors, coaches and officials at this weekend's trial for Australia's Pacific Rim Championships men's team. Only 6 competitive slots are open - 3 seniors, 3 juniors- so it will be a tough race for the much-envied positions.

The trial is being held at the AIS from 11am on Saturday so keep yer eyes and ears open for news!

Don't forget, you can show your support to Australian gymnasts by signing my petition here.

And, just finally, I'll have yet another exclusive for you in a couple of days!

36 comments:

I know Pac Rim is in Australia and is very exciting to host this event but I hope the MAG and WAG Gymnasts and coaches arnt flogging themselves to be ready for this event!!! Knowing that Commonwealth Games and Worlds are in the second half of the year fingers and I hope they arnt all broken by then.

P.s Who is taking over Jane Allen and do we think this is a good thing for Gymnastics Australia???

There's an article on the GA website talking about Miller racing to be fit for Pac rim so it's probably her not going to Paris. It wouldn't be wise to send her if she wasn't at top form anyway.

I am surprised Britt didn't get a shot actually, she looked good in the videos from just recently, especially on beam.

Can't wait to see if Georgia has added any new skills though, I really think that she could be one of the biggest hopes for 2012 with her vaulting prowess.

Seems the 3 Pacrim spots are between Larrissa, Lauren, Britt, Emily, Georgia, most likely a combo of the the last 4.

Zoe, Shona , Emma D, Georgia B and MaryAnne aren't trialling.

For juniors, I have a feeling both Collisters may be selected for juniors if they are healthy. The only junior I know is not trialling is Ashley Cooney. Maybe someone else can shed light on how the others are?

I don't know anyone who is 'nasty' now. And, yes, she was quite unpleasent to me and particularly horrible to a very close friend of mine. People who have opinions aren't always perpetuating rumours. I am speaking from personal experience, I am glad there is the opportunity to recruit a new CEO, I think it will be a great move for GA

Does anyone know much about the skills or chances of the unknown juniors like Emma Nedov, Katie Wurth, Naomi Lee, I haven't really heard of them before? Could they have a chance to get on the team? Or maybe Natalia Joura?

For Juniors I think it will be a Collister or two and Georgia-Rose. Seniors maybe Lauren, Larissa and Georgia Bonora? How many scores count?

As for MAG I have no idea- again I guess it depends on how many scores count towards team total. We have awesome gymnasts in Rizzo and Prash but if 3 or 4 scores count, you would want them all to be seniors on every app right? They have the higher difficulty so its logical. Josh Jeffries I guess would be my first pick. But I don't knwo anything about the juniors at all to comment

I think the buzz is on Jefferis and Offord as senior AA-ers, the third spot is anyone's guess.

I'd love to see Rizzo and Sellathurai wow the crowd, though Phil as a one-event specialist may not be worth the spot. Prashanth has the upper hand, in that he can contribute strongly to at least one other apparatus besides his pet event.

I just have this funny feeling that those that may not make the team but who are strong on a certain event might do an exhibition routine at some point (I'm thinking of Phil and Larissa in particular here).

*laughing at Mez* - love your effort to keep on track but it appears there are more people here with a passion for WAG.

As for Georgie Vs Britt, based on recent training for both, I'd take Georgia any day. She looks strong and clear with some lovely big skills. Whilst Britt has developed her skills, she remains less tidy.

No idea who the choreographer was but apparently she has 'issues' with her dismount which may be a reason for Peggy to leave her off the Pac Rim team.

She really needs to get a dbl back dismount but is sticking to a 2 1/2 twist and appears a little hesitant to change or to clean up the twist up (She nearly always lands with a huge out of control step out)

RE- Does anyone know much about the skills or chances of the unknown juniors like Emma Nedov, Katie Wurth, Naomi Lee, I haven't really heard of them before? Could they have a chance to get on the team? Or maybe Natalia Joura

the girls are all working on handspring vaults and started doing cartwheels on beam.

Lisa Bradley choreographed Georgia R-B's floor routine. She works at the HPC and at MLC I believe. She also made Clare O'Donnell, Georgia Wheeler and Isobel Looker's new floor routines.

As for Georgia Wheeler's new skills, she has been doing Handspring front pike half out on vault but not sure if it is competition ready, but definitely close to. On Bars, the same routine as National Clubs but with a piked Double arabian dismount. Beam she has added a back handspring, two foot flic to double pike dismount. Floor I believe is the same.